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H. C. MMES.

GAR REGISTER.

No. 442,527. Patented DemQ, 1890.

l end o f the case being removed to show the op- ATENT- I'IIRAM COLLINS MAPES, OF GORHAM, NEV YORK.

CAR-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 442,527, dated December 9, `1890. Application filed November 16,1889.. Serial No. 330,592. (No inodeL/ To aZZ whom, it may concern;

Be it known that I, HIRAM COLLINS MAPEs, a citizen of the United States, 'residing at Gorham, in the county of Ontario and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Registers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to registers and indicators for cars and public conveyances, and aims to provide a device for registering` the cross-streets en route, the Stations at which transfers are made, the time at which the car or other conveyance is due at such stations, besides acting in the capacityT of an advertising medium to expose a new advertisement at each operation of the street-indicator- The improvement consists of the novel features which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and which are shown in the annexed drawings, in which* Figure l is a front view of the device. Fig. 2 is a similar view, parts being broken away and the cover or door of the case being removed. Fig. 3 is an end view, the obverse erating mechanism. Fig. 4 is a section on the line X X of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 5 is a det-ail section on the line Y Y of Fig. 2, showing the mechanism for operating the station-indicating strip. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view showing the tappeti-wheel and the gong-tappen Fig. 7 is a detail view of the operating-le\'er, showing the pawl the reverse of Fig. 3.

The case A is of suitable construction, and its front or door is provided with appropriate openings a, a', a2, and as, through which the strips B and C and the time-indicator D can be seen. The strip B, which is nearly the width of the case, passes over the rollers b and b', and is adapted to be wound on the rollers b2 and b3, and is provided with the names of the streets on the left-hand side, which names .advertising matter on the right-hand side, which is read through the opening a. The strip C, provided with the names of the stations, passes over guide-rollers C C2, and is adapted to be wound yon the rollers C3 and C4,

The time-indicator-is composed of the dial,

hands, and hands-gearing of an ordinary clock, excepting that the hands-staff E is provided with a miter gear-wheel e, which meshes with a corresponding miter gear-Wheel c on the shaft E', which protrudes through the side of the case and is provided with the thumbbutton e2. In order to designate whether the time is ante or post meridian, the dial is provided with an openin g, through which the characters 19. M. and A. M. are exposed,said characters being provided 0n a lever E2, which extends beyond the side of the case, to be grasped and operated by hand.

The rollers b2 and b3 are provided with gearwheelsf and f', which mesh with athird wheel f2, from which extends the shaft f3 through the side of the case, and which isv provided with the crank f4 and the pinion f5, the latter meshing with the ratchet-wheel F. Thus it will be seen that the strip B can be Operated in either direction by turning the crank f4 in the required direction. However, it is not always expedient to operate the crank. Hence other means are provided for turning the shaft f3 and operating the street and advertising strip, which in the present case consist of the lever G, which is mounted on the shaft f6, the reversible pawl H, and the retracting-spring I, which is connected to the arm g of the lever and is fastened at its other end to frame-work. The pull-cord J is connected with the lever G and extends within convenient reach. The pawl-reversing cord K is connected with the reversible' pawl H, and, like cord J, extends within convenient reach. The pawl H is double-ended, either end being adapted to be brought in engagement with the ratchet-wheel F, and its pivot extends through lever G and is provid ed with the bearing-block h, on which are read through the opening a, and with the the free end of the spring h presses and holds IOO the pawl in engagement with the said ratchetwheeL F, the opposite end of the spring h being connected with the lever G.

The gong-bell K is sounded by the tapper L, which comprises the pivoted arm Z and the hammer Z. The tappeti-Wheel M is mounted on the projecting end of the roller b2, and its arms m curve outwardly and terminate in short cross-bars fm', which curve in their circumferential length. lVhen the strip= B is moved, the tappet-Wheel M also turns and sounds the gong, thereby attracting the attention of the passengers.

The guide-roller b has its journals projected through slots in the frame-work and provided With brackets n, to which the free endsof thev springs N are connected. These springs N pull down on the brackets n, Acarrying the guide-roller h with them, thereby preserving a tension on the strip B.

The pawl II is reversed in the following manner: The lever G being at the limit of its movement, as shown in Figs. 3 and 7, the connection ot' the reversing-cord K With the pawl: at i is to one side of a perpendicular line.v passing through the guide k. I-Ienceapull on the cord K will reverse the pawl Il, as shown* by the dotted lines in Fig. 7. Obviously, when the pawl is in the position shown by Eull lines in Fig. 3, the lever G can be operated by pulling on either cord J o1` K, as the points and 7c are not in the same perpendicular line. To reverse the pawl H, the cord J is pulled upon until the pointu' is carried to the left of a perpendicular line let fall from the guide k, and, still holding the cord J, cord K is drawn upon, When the position on the pawl l-I will be reversed.

Having fully described 'my invention,What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the roller b2, means for rotating the said roller, and the gong, of the tappet-wheel having its arms curving outward and provided with shortcross-bars which curve in their circumferential length, the ta-ppet l, and the hammer l', substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence ot two Witnesses.

. HIRAM COLLINS MAPES-L lVitnesses:

L. PHILLIPS, WM. PRATT. 

